Sophia Scriptura

1 Clement 44.2

Clement of Rome · 1 Clement · ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) · Rome · Read in context

Summary: The apostles provided for others to succeed the leaders they appointed.

Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:82–84

διὰ ταύτην οὖν τὴν αἰτίαν πρόγνωσιν εἰληφότες τελείαν κατέστησαν τοὺς προειρημένους, καὶ μεταξὺ ἐπινομὴν δεδώκασιν, ὅπως, ἐὰν κοιμηθῶσιν, διαδέξωνται ἕτεροι δεδοκιμασμένοι ἄνδρες τὴν λειτουργίαν αὐτῶν.

English · Claude translation

For this reason, therefore, having received perfect foreknowledge, they appointed those already mentioned, and afterward they gave a further instruction, that if these should fall asleep, other approved men should succeed to their ministry.

About this passage

Source
Lake, LCL 24:82–84 · Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 8–121 · Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912-1913), digitized by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0
Translation
Claude translation (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26 · Translated by Claude from the Greek text of Lake (LCL 24, 1912); made independently of existing English translations.
Topics
Church office

Notes

Translation notes

  • “A further instruction” (ἐπινομήν): the word is rare and its meaning uncertain; some editors read ἐπιμονήν, “permanence.” This passage is central to later discussions of succession in church office.

Notes on the original text

  • Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (missing accent); digitization slip against Lake's printed text (wrong accent and breathing); digitization slip: letter misread in the transcription): μπταξὺ → μεταξὺ; δεδωκασιν → δεδώκασιν; δεδοκιμασμὲνοι ἅνδρες → δεδοκιμασμένοι ἄνδρες.

Cite this passage

1 Clem. 44.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/44/2/).

Plain text
1 Clem. 44.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/44/2/).

Download citation:BibTeX ·RIS (Zotero, EndNote)

Report an error in this passage